George Clooney’s Unfulfilled Promise

Five years ago, I at the Toronto International Film Festival about his latest directorial effort, , a strange hybrid of black comedy and social satire that to connect with critics. At that time, Clooney was more than 30 years into an acting career that had seen him star on the hit TV show , play Batman, win an Oscar, and work with directors such as Steven Soderbergh, the Coen Brothers, and Alfonso Cuarón, on top of making his own films. He’d also co-founded an tequila company. In discussing , Clooney’s